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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
429 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         39   2:55 PM  73    1911  47     -8       36        
                                      2015                           
                                      2022                           
  MINIMUM         17   7:18 AM  -2    1951  26     -9       18        
                                      1965                           
  AVERAGE         28                        37     -9       27     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.60 1932   0.05  -0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.86  -0.86     0.77     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.86  -0.86     0.77     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.38                      2.29  -0.91     4.09     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           8.5  1927   0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.0   -5.0      8.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.0   -5.0      8.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     21.9                      37.9  -16.0     64.4      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           37                        28      9       38        
  MONTH TO DATE  451                       657   -206      775        
  SINCE MAR 1    451                       657   -206      775        
  SINCE JUL 1   4910                      6166  -1256     6361        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61           7:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     23           3:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    42                                                        

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        83      1910                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -11      1951                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE   7:29 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 PM CDT     
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE   7:27 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:41 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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